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Mimi Colyer excelled in her first match for the Badgers, who needed five sets to earn the win.

Waunakee leaned on its rushing attack to earn a road non-conference statement win against Madison Memorial on Friday.

Peralta pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 16th win in the opener of a series matching the top teams in the National and American leagues.

The 34-year-old man was found guilty on charges of reckless endangerment and first degree homicide Friday night.

At about 11:45 p.m., Dane County Sheriff's Office deputies were sent to the 9800 block of Dunlap Hollow Road in the town of Mazomanie to assist an EMS call.

“The artist has the opportunity to make something beautiful for the exterior of the building that could raise public awareness and empathy,” Ald. Julia Matthews said.

MAZOMANIE — The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 70-year-old man in the town of Mazomanie as a homicide, and an attempted traffic stop of the victim’s vehicle in Marinette County ended in a deadly officer-involved…

Rebecca Bradley had said in April that she planned to run again, but ultimately changed her mind.

Wall Street closed another winning month Friday, even as stocks gave back some recent gains, pulling the market below its latest all-time highs.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told House Speaker Mike Johnson that he won’t spend $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch.

LOS ANGELES — Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that experienced engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump’s administration last week told 40 states to eliminate parts of lessons that focus on LGBTQ+ issues from federally funded sexual education materials or that they will lose funding.

The latest on Wisconsin starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr.'s injury, which forced him from Thursday's season opener.

At about 11 p.m. that night, police received a tip that several motorcycles were driving recklessly in the 400 block of West Gilman Street.

The 31-year-old man who activated the brakes was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, then jailed.

Some personnel have been placed on leave amid an investigation linked to West High’s former dean of students being charged with sex-related crimes involving students.

NEW ORLEANS — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm’s anniversary Friday with solemn memorials, uplifting music and a parade to honor those who were lost…

A tackle struggling in his program debut and an outside linebacker making the most of a position change are among the things that stood out in the Badgers' season opener.

It's not every day that we get up close and personal with Wisconsin's Capitol dome. But over the years, Wisconsin State Journal photographers have gotten chances to do just that. Here are some of our most interesting photos taken inside…

Four people contacted by UW police had a blood-alcohol content of 0.20% or higher.